VIIRS

Visible Infrared Imager and Radiometer Suite

VIIRS websites

Information

NASA Goddard - VIIRS
ESA eoPortal - Suomi NPP
NASA Goddard - NPP/JPSS instruments
NOAA - JPSS mission and instruments
IOCCG - Current Ocean-Colour Sensors
LP DAAC - Suomi NPP VIIRS Product Table
NASA - VIIRS Day Night Band (DNB)

 

Data ordering

NASA EarthData - Search
LP DAAC - Data Pool
NASA Goddard - Ocean Color Web
NASA - LANCE FIRMS Near-real time data

VIIRS Bands

BandWavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band M1  (VIS) 0.412 0.02 750 3000
Band M2  (VIS) 0.445 0.018 750 3000
Band M3  (VIS) 0.448 0.02 750 3000
Band M4  (VIS) 0.555 0.02 750 3000
Band l1  (Other) 0.64 0.05 375 3000
Band M5  (VIS) 0.672 0.02 750 3000
Band M6  (VIS) 0.746 0.015 750 3000
Band l2  (Other) 0.865 0.039 375 3000
Band M7  (NIR) 0.865 0.039 750 3000
Band DNB (Day/Night Band)  (Other) 0.7 0.4 375 3000
Band M8  (SWIR) 1.24 0.02 750 3000
Band M9  (SWIR) 1.378 0.015 750 3000
Band l3  (Other) 1.61 0.06 375 3000
Band M10  (SWIR) 1.61 0.06 750 3000
Band M11  (SWIR) 2.25 0.05 750 3000
Band l4  (Other) 3.74 0.38 375 3000
Band M12  (MWIR) 3.7 0.18 750 3000
Band M13  (MWIR) 4.05 0.155 750 3000
Band M14  (TIR) 8.55 0.3 750 3000
Band M15  (TIR) 10.763 1 750 3000
Band l5  (Other) 11.45 1.9 375 3000
Band M16  (TIR) 12.013 0.95 750 3000